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Plan for Parents' Future

One mistake elder-law attorney Gregory S. French sees people make time and time again: waiting until they're nearly retired themselves to get involved in their parents' plans for old age.

"Because they've never had that discussion, [planning is] a whole lot harder and a whole lot more expensive than it had to be," says Mr. French, of Cincinnati, Ohio, who is president elect of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys....